Well the all star break is over... have we mellowed? have the glimpses of non-suckage allowed our expectations to rise? Do we have to remind ourselves that this year we were destined to suck and to have had as many moments of baseball lucidity as we've had collectively are to be cherished and allowed to nurture hope that this team may indeed show a growth from the turgid depths of last year. Who am I kidding, we want to win now, have won yesterday and win forever more, our collective ID as fans is based on Conan the Barbarian, not so much Conan the late show host.